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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Swarovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr has chosen i aint never scared as his entrance music. Anthony Ellison Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Swarovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Ellison Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison Jr shoots in but Swarovski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellison Jr rushes Swarovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ellison Jr stalling.
Swarovski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ellison Jr smiles and moves away.
Swarovski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swarovski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swarovski.
Ellison Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swarovski is keen to just control but Ellison Jr is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Ellison Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ellison Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swarovski trying to control from half guard but Ellison Jr is working away.
Swarovski is looking to advance position but Ellison Jr won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ellison Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ellison Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swarovski is trying to defend but Ellison Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ellison Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swarovski wants to improve his position but Ellison Jr is controlling well.
Swarovski is not content to let Ellison Jr control the position.
Ellison Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swarovski defending well though.
Swarovski pushes Ellison Jr off looking to stand but Ellison Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Ellison Jr wants to stand up but Swarovski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ellison Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swarovski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellison Jr pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swarovski wants to control but Ellison Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swarovski trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Swarovski is desperately trying to improve his position but Ellison Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Ellison Jr looking to control but Swarovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swarovski is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellison Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ellison Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellison Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swarovski throws a series of punches but Ellison Jr avoids them all with ease.
It looks like Paul Swarovski has been cut.
Ellison Jr has Swarovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellison Jr prevents Swarovski from breaking the clinch.
Swarovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ellison Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swarovski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ellison Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Ellison Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swarovski defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swarovski stands and steps away. Ellison Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swarovski tries to keep at a distance but Ellison Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ellison Jr is trying to drag Swarovski to the mat but Swarovski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swarovski blocks an elbow strike.
Swarovski is trying to push Ellison Jr away but Ellison Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ellison Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swarovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellison Jr jumps guard.
Swarovski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ellison Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ellison Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Swarovski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarovski is pushing down on Ellison Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ellison Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Swarovski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swarovski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellison Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swarovski stops Ellison Jr from getting back to his feet.
Swarovski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellison Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Swarovski sits in half guard.
Swarovski is thwarting Ellison Jr's attempts to control the position.
Anthony Ellison Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swarovski controlling the action here.
Ellison Jr is trying to stand back up but Swarovski is controlling him
Ellison Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellison Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Swarovski is trying to control. Ellison Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ellison Jr kicks off Swarovski and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr looks to land a combination but Swarovski avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ellison Jr gets underhooks to prevent Swarovski's takedown attempt.
Ellison Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swarovski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ellison Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Swarovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellison Jr pushes Swarovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Swarovski looking for a takedown.
Ellison Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swarovski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellison Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swarovski jumps guard and drags Ellison Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison Jr wants to control from the top but Swarovski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellison Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Swarovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ellison Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellison Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swarovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellison Jr moves into range and clinches up with Swarovski.
Swarovski avoiding damage as Ellison Jr throws knees to the body.
Swarovski pulls guard.
Ellison Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ellison Jr gets to his feet - Swarovski follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swarovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swarovski is trying to force a seperation but Ellison Jr has the dominant position.
Ellison Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swarovski jumps guard but Ellison Jr stands there with Swarovski around his waist. Swarovski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swarovski tries to break free but Ellison Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Ellison Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swarovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellison Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swarovski uses from the top position.
Ellison Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellison Jr keeping moving, preventing Swarovski from controlling successfully.
Ellison Jr is working an open guard so Swarovski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarovski leaves Ellison Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellison Jr rushes Swarovski and presses him up against the cage.
Swarovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ellison Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Ellison Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swarovski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ellison Jr but Ellison Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swarovski misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellison Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Swarovski has his feet on Ellison Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Swarovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swarovski.
Ellison Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swarovski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellison Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Swarovski tries to roll over but Ellison Jr keeps him under control.
Ellison Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Swarovski!
Ellison Jr looking to control but Swarovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr lands a big elbow.
Swarovski tries to hold on but Ellison Jr postures up.
Swarovski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ellison Jr tries to control but Swarovski wriggling away.
Swarovski is working to get back to half guard.
Paul Swarovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Ellison Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ellison Jr controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellison Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellison Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ellison Jr!
Anthony Ellison Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'another one bites the dust'.
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